There are 3 ways to get from Glasgow to Funchal by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane EDI - FNC
8h 17m€80–309Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane GLA - FNC
7h 28m€80–252Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane MAN - FNC
10h 52m€132–289
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Funchal is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Funchal is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €80 - €260.
The distance between Glasgow and Funchal is 2866 km.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Glasgow to Funchal, including transfers.
There are 5419+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Funchal, Portugal?
Jet2.com and Ryanair fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
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